Liquid drawing and measuring apparatus.



J. J. TOKHEIM. EBAYER ANB MEASQBHQ PPE'E'JS.

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Patented NOV. 10, 1908. s sanne-s111131 1.

5am: Ml'oz Streuung J. J. TOKHEIM. LIQUID DRAWING AND MmsUnING APPARATUS.

Patented Nov.\1o,19os.

`APPLIOATIOI FILED DEO..11, 1907. 903,244.

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JOHN J. TOKHEIM, or cEnAa RAPIDS, iowa.

LIQUID DRAWING 'AND MEASURING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

patented Nov. 1o, reos.

Application illed December 11, i907. Berl'al No. 406,064.

To all whom 'it `may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN J. TOKHEIM, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Liquid Drawing and Measuring Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for drawing and measuring liquids, and is especially adaptedr for the handling of such liquids as water, oil, vinegar, alcohol, whisky, tuilpentine, etc. he principal object of the invention is'to provide an apparatus in which the liquid is drawn Vfrom a barrel or other reservoir into a measurin vessel or tank by exhausting the.

air from.t e latter, so that the measuring vessel or tank may be placed at a higher elevation than the barrel.

A still further object of the invention is 'to provide an apparatus of this type that. is especially adapted for use in grocery stores or saloons for dispensing vinegar, alcohol, whisky, or other liquids, where the barrels or other reservoirs are placed in the cellar and theV measuring vessel is arranged in the store.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of this classin which the liquid to be measured is siphoned from the barrel or other reservoir into the measuring vessel.

A stillifurther object, of the invention -is to' provide a liquid measuring apparatus including a measuring tank in which a vacuum or partial vacuum is produced by connecting the lmeasuring vessel to a tank containing water or other liquid which in draining-from the tank will draw the air from the measurvessel.

A still further object of the invention is to provlde a liquid measurin apparatus in which all overllow is positive y revented, so that when the measuring vesse is full, the flow of liquid will automatically cease.

A .still urther object of the invention is to provide an ap aratus of this ty e in which the flow into t e measuring vesse may be instantly stop d atany time, so that a vessel havi a cu ic content of one gallon may be partis. ly filled-in order to-measure a quart or other fractional part of a. gallon with the utmost accuracy.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of this type in which all of the liquid in the supply pipe instantly drains back to the barrel or other supply reservoir as soon as the flow stops, this being particularly advantageous when handling gasolene, whisky or other volatile liquids, which would prove a source of danger in case of breakage of the supply pipe.

With these and other Objects 1n view,l as will more fully heremafter ap ear, the 1n.- ventlon consists in certainnove features of construction and arrangement of arts, here-- companying drawings, .and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being.

understood that various changes in the form,

proportions, size andminor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the ad vantages of the invention.

In the accom anying drawings z-F1gure 1 is a sectional e evation of a liquid drawing and measuring apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention. similar view illustrating a slightl1 modified arrangement. Fig. 3 1s a detai sectional View on an enlarged scale through the upper portion of the measuring vessel, Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the main controlling valve. Fig. 5 isa sectional elevation illus'- trating a .structure in which a single waste liquid tank is employed in connection with a plurality of measuring vessels.4

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding arts' throughout the several figures of the rawme measuring chamber or vessel 10 may be located at any convenient point and made of any material, although itis preferably constructed of glass, in order that the contents may be ex osed, and-the outer `face of the vessel is etc ed in order to indicate the quantity of liquid contained therein, and in.

charge cock 11, under which the pitcher, 1

of which discharges into a short section of pipe 15 that depends within the measuring vessel to any desired extent, and which may be adjusted vertically for the purpose of standardizing the vessel. The pipe 15 communicates with the supply reservoir 17, which, in the present instance, is shown in the form of' a barrel and which may be placed in a cellar or basement, or any other point belowthe measuring vessel.

Arranged at any convenient point is an air tight ltank 18, which is connected `to a water supply pipe 19, having a controlling valve 20, and at the upper portion ofthe tank is an air cock 21 which inaybe opened in order to allow the air to esca e from the tank when the valve 20 is o en or the urpose of filling the tank wit water. rom the lower portion of the tank leads' a ipe 21', having a valve 22, and the bottom op t e pipe discharges into a sewer, or at any other convenient oint below the level of the reservoir17. hen, however, the tank 18 is placed ata suiiicient height above the measuring vessel, 'it is not necessary that the point of discharge should be below the level of the reservoir 17.

Leadin from the cover 12 of the measuring vesse is a pipe 23, the lower end of which connects with the upper portion of the water tank 18, and in said pipe is arranged a controlling valve 24 which is moved to open position each time the apparatus is to e used. This valve 24 is provided with an air port 25'* which, when the valve is turned for the urpose of closing communication between t e measuring vessel and the tank, will place the upper portion of the pipe and the measuring vessel in communication with the outer air in order to break the vacuum in the measuring vessel and allow the contents thereof to be discharged through the lower drain cock 11. f

In the duct throu h communicates with the Vmeasuring vessel is screwed a valve cage 25, having a seat 27 for a Boat valve 2 6, and when the vessel is filled with liquid, the ball lwill iioat to its seat,

- thus preventing the .flow of any of the coutents of the measuring the water tank.

In operation, the valve 22 Ais closed and the valves 20 and 21 are opened, in lorder to fill vessel through into the tank 18 with water, after which the valves 20 and 21 are closed and the'valve 22 is opened, but the water cannot ow out of the tank so long as the controlling valve 24 is in closed position. The lower end of the pipe 15 is connected tothe barrel or other reservoir 17, and the aqparatus is then ready for use. On opening t e valve 24, a.l portion of the li uid in the tank 18 will'o'w, out, thus pr ucing a partial vacuuniln the measuring vessel 10 and the" 'ipe 23, which results in the up-ow of e vinegar, or

which the pipe 23 other liquid from the barrel 17 throu h the pipe 15, and into the measurin vesse As soon as the valve 24 is closed, t e flow sto s and a pint, quart, or other quantit of liquid mayl be drawn into the vessel an measured wit the utmost accuracy. As soon as the valve 24 is moved-to closed position, the air port 25 is placed in communication with the upper portion of the pipe 23, and air rushes in through the pipe to the upper portion of the measuring vsel, thus breaking the vacuum, restoring the air pressure to normal, so that the liquid in the up er portion of the measuri chamber an in the suppl pipe 15 will instantly start to flow back by gravity into the barrel 17, and continues until the lower end of the pipe 15 is uncovered, whereupon the siphoning action will cease. As soon as the air pressure in the upper portion of the measuring vessel has been restored to that of the atmosphere, the drain or dischar cock 11 may be opened, and the liquid awn from the measuring receptacle into any suitable vessel or reservoir.

The measuring vessel will usually be made to hold a gallon or other predetermined quantity, and when this uantity has been supplied tothe vessel, the all valve l26 will float on the liquid to a sition against the seat 27, thus stopping t e flow through the pipe 23 in case the attendant neglects to turn the valve 24, so that no liquid can be wasted b tzirn In the construction shown in Fig..2, the two pipes 15 and 23 both ext-end y'out at the same side of the cover of the measuring vessel and form a support for the vessel, so that the entire lower portion of the vessel is free to permit the introduction of any receivin vesse1. Y j

In ig. 2, the water tank 18' is'shown as elevated, but the connections are the saine as described with reference to Fig. 1, although the si hon action will occur somewhat more quickly owing to the ter head of the water. An air vent pipe 16 is connected with the tank 18 and operates in the saine manner as the pet cock 21 in Fig. 1.

Where the tank 18 is located at some distance above the level of the measuring vessel, the stream of waste liquid descends (with such force that it will not be n Ato locate the at aA point below the level of the oo reservoir 17 although this is preferred .where circumstano permit.

'In the construction shown in Fig. 5, a single waste liqluid tank 18 isemploycd in connection wit av number of measuring vessh io. i

Each m suringvessel is connected' pipes 23 are connected to the waste tank 18' and this tankfserves as a base or support for the 'series of measuring vessels, so that the latter may be arranged' in a cluster above the y of the vessels into which the liquid is to be the top of which communicates with 519e per portion of the tank, although a Simp e central portion of the tank, while the latter will act as a base or table for the support finally discharged. In this case the air vent is shown in the form of a valved pi 21.*,

` pet cock may be employed as shown in Fig. 1.

stance, in the drawing of Syrups or lavoring l extracts for Soda water and the like.`

' connecte The apparatus may, also, be employedin measuring and l-dis nsing acids and any other substance in iquid form.

I claim Y y 1. In a liquid measurer, a Siphon embodying, a, liquid measurin vesseland a pair 'of legs, the upper ends o which are connected `with the u per portion ofthe vessel.

2. In a iquid measurer, va Siphon embodying a liquid measurin vessel and a pair of legs, the upper ends `o which are'connec'ted with Athe -upper portion'ofthe vessel, and means for standardizing the vessel. 3. In a liquid measurer, -a Siphon embodying a liquid measurin vessel anda pair of legs -the upper ends o which are connected with the upper portion of the'` vessel, a liquid reservoir connected with theascending legof the silphon, and a waste liquid dischar with 'th descending leg of ttig Siphon.

4. In a liquid measurer, a Siphon embodying a liquid measurin vessel anda pair of legs, the upper ends o which are connected with the upper portion of the vessel, a liquid reservoir connected with the ascending leg of the si hon, a waste liquid discharge connected with the descending le of the Si hon, -an`d means for controlling t e flow o the waste liquid. i 5. In a liquid measurer, a-siphon embody- 1 ing a liquid measurin veel and a pairof -in'g leg of the Siphon and from which liquid legs, the upper ends o which are connectedwith the upper portion of the vessel, -a liquid reservoir in communication with the ascendis drawn into the measurin vessel, a waste liquid reservoir in communication `with the descending le of the siphon,'and: means for controlling tie flow, of the waste liquid whereby to create a partial vacuum in the measuring chamber. l

6. Ina liquid measurer, a Siphon embodywithdrawalvof t ing a liquid measuring vessel'and a pair of legs, the upper ends of which are connected with the upper port-ion of the vessel, a liquid reservoir in communication with the asce'nding leg of the Si hon and from which liquidis drawn into e measuring vessel, means for withdrawing th'e liq'uid from the measuring vessel, a waste liquid reservoir in communication with the descending leg of the Siphon, and means in the latter leg for breakascending ing-the vacuum in the Siphon and in,the

measuring vessel to rmit the descent ofv the column of liquid in the ascending leg of the Siphon and the withdrawal of the liquid` from themeasuring vessel.v

8. In a liquid measurer, a siphon embody'- 'ing a liquid measurin vessel and a pair of legs, the upper ends o which are connected with the upper portion of the vessel, meansl `for 'withdrawing liquid from the vessel,a

liquid reservoir in communication with theV 'ascending leg'of the Siphon and from which 'li' uid iS drawn into the measuring vessel, a at valve arranged in the vessel to oat-on theliquid therein to a position to close communication betweenthe vessel and the descending legof the Siphon, a waste liquid reservoir in communication with the descending leg of -the Siphon, and means in' the 'latter leg for breaking the vacuum in lthe Siphon and the measuring- `vessel to permit .the de- Scent of the column of liquid in the` ascending Vleg of the Siphon tothe reservoir and the Vessel. Y n.

9. In combination, a liquid measuring vese liquid from tliemeasuring-l Sel, aliquid containing reservoir arranged' below said vessel, a connecting pipe between the reservoir and vessel and communicating with the upper portion of the latter, a suc tion pipe lead from the'upper portion 0 liroiigh which air is witlhdrawn to'c'reate afipartialfvacuuin in the ves- 1Sel, a valve cage hu'ng'rom the mouth of the the vessel andV t siictionpipe, a float valve arranged inY said cage an vessel is filled, means for inducing the flow of air through Said pipe, and means for break-Vv ing the vacuum in the pipe 4'and measuring vessel arranged to close said pipe when the f 10. .In apparatus of- 'the class described, a.

liquid reservoir, a measuring vessel a abovesaid reservoir, an intake ipe leading fromV the reservoir to the vesse means for standardizing' the cubic contents of the measuring vessel, and means for creating a ltial vacuum in the vessel thereby to in uce the flow of liquid from the reservoir into said vessel.

11. In apparatus of the class described, a liquid reservoir, a measuring vessel arranged above said reservoir, an intake pipe leading from thelreservoir to the upperportion of the vessel, a member through which the yliquid Hows from the pipe into the vessel, said member bein adjustable to standardize the capacity o the vessel, and means for creating a partial vacuum within said vessel.

12.l In apparatus of the class described, a liquid reservoir, a measuring vessel arran d above said reservoir, an intake pi e lea ing from the reservoir to the to of said vessel, a threaded tube through w ich the liquid flows from the pipe into the vessel, said tube being adjustable to standardize the capacity of the vessel, and means for creating a partial vacuum within said vessel.

13. .In apparatus of the class described, a plurality of measuring vessels, a plurality of reservoirs each having an independent connection with one of the vessels, alwaste liquid tank having a discharge port, and connections extending between all of the measuring vessels and the tank. t.

14. In apparatus of the class described, a plurality of receiving vessels, a plurality of reservoirs, up take pipes independently connecting the reservoirs to said vessels, a waste liquid tank, a plurality of valved connections extending between' the receivino' vessels and the tank, and a discharge pipe leading from said tank.

O. J. FEL'roN, E. H. SPENCER. 

